Murphy planning commission approves new planned development district to allow CityVet clinic at FM 544

The Murphy Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve an ordinance creating a new planned development district (PDD) to allow a CityVet veterinary clinic with indoor kennels at 103 West FM 544, the commission said during a public hearing.

The change permits a veterinary clinic in a lease space between Panera and Freebirds at the Murphy Corner shopping center, altering the center's existing planned development retail zoning to explicitly add “veterinary clinic” as an allowed use.

Reagan, the city's planning director, told commissioners the applicant had originally submitted a building permit in December under the impression the use was allowed. After staff review, Reagan said the city determined veterinary clinics are defined separately from pet shops in the city's zoning ordinance and therefore required either a special…